Adultery shows the immoral aspect of the world that many authors have tried to reflect in their writings. It is a prevalent social issue that spreads faster due to the transitioning in ideologies and marital affairs. Authors such as Kate Chopin have applied different settings in their writings to describe adultery and develop the plots of their novels and short stories. The environment is a perfect literary component that Kate Chopin uses in her short story, the Storm to develop the plot of the text. The patterns of the storm from the start, climax and end, in, the Storm by Kate Chopin show the progress of the affair between Calixta and Alcee from its inception, peak and ending as a setting.
The story starts when stormy weather is about to erupt, as shown by the dark clouds. The storm forces Bibi and Bobinot to seek shelter in the store to allow the continued flow and the inception of the renewed affair between Alcee and Calixta. Kate Chopin also creates a situation where Alcee is passing by Calixta house in the wake of a storm. Usually, he would seek shelter at a nearby home that happens to be Calixta's house. The storm as a setting in this instant draws Calixta and Alcee together while draws away Bibi and Bobinot away from their home to create a perfect environment for the development of the plot that mainly entails an adulterous circumstance. Chopin writes "He expressed an intention to remain outside, but the water beat in upon the boards in driving sheets, and he went inside, closing the door after him" (Chopin 1898). Alcee's decision to seek shelter drives the story forward.
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The storm increases and elongates, contributing to the impossibility of the Bibi and Bobinot to access their homes and Alcee to leave Calixta's house. Chopin sets a situation where the increased intensification of the raging storm presents an opportunity for Alcee and Calixta to indulge more profound into a conversation and reminisce their past romances. The absence of the storm as a setting would have prevented the continuity of this short story since Alcee would have passed Calixta's home without seeking shelter away from the rain and raging thunderstorm. As the storm continues raging with dangerous lighting, Calixta develops anxiety and feat and finds solace on the arms of the Alcee. Had it not been the lighting from the stormy weather, fear and uncertainty would not have engulfed Calixta and she should have escaped the temptation of having a body contact with the Alcee. Chopin, therefore, involves the lighting from the storm to creates an aspect of intimacy between Calixta and Alcee and intensify the marital affair as a conflict that represents the climax of the short story.
The story continues as the storm keeps on raging indulging Calixta and Alcee into a passion for romance. Chopin seizes this opportunity to develop the plot by creating a romantic imagination among the readers. The creativity attracts the audience' attention and the zeal to read the book to the end and understand the storm as a setting that creates a perfect conclusion. Tsai asserts that imagination contributes to an understanding of the context of the text and predicting future conflicts (Tsai, 2012). The raging storm also confirms the extent of romance between Alcee and Calixta. At the climax of the storm, Chopin argues that "They did not heed the crashing torrents and the roar of the elements made her laugh as she lay in his arms" (Chopin 1898). Chopin, basically says that the storm presented ac perfected opportunity for a perfect romance between Alcee and Calixta. The storm begins to slow as the story nears its conclusion. The passing storm the progression towards the end of the short story. The reducing intensity of passion between Alcee and Calixta also propels the story towards its wrap.
The storm ends and the Alcee leaves, Bibi and Bobinot also enter their house to symbolize the ending of the story. Chopin relates the end of the storm to the end of the romantic passion between Alcee and Calixta. She says the storm was over (Chopin 1898). The end of the storm allows the last dinner Calixta has with her family, before the end of the book. Also, Alcee writers to his wife Clarissa to prevent her from turning back sooner enough. The letter intensifies the marital affair and contented nature of Alcee towards his adulterous role. Chopin intensifies this perceptive by saying that, "so the storm passed and everyone was happy" (Chopin, 1898). Her assertion depicts storm as the major factor that contributed to the development of the plot of the short story. Without the storm, the marital affair between the Alcee and Calixta, the characters Bibi and Bobinot and Clarissa would not have appeared. Through the storm, the plot of the story is uniform from beginning, climax and end.
Conclusively, the storm is, therefore, a perfect setting that develops the plot of the short story, the Storm by Kate Chopin. The introduction of the storms at the beginning of the story, the characters such as Alcee, Calixta, Bibi and Bobinot and their forced shelter in a store and a house contributes to the marital affair that forms the perfect subject matter of this short story. Also, Chopin compared the intensified passion between Calixta and Alcee with the continued raging storm and calmed the desire with the passing storm. The storm ends as the book also concludes to signify the importance of setting in the conclusion part of the text. Chopin uses the storm as a setting to develop the plot of the Storm ideally.
Works Cited
Chopin, Kate. The Storm . 1898.
Tsai, Kuan C. "Play, Imagination, and Creativity: A Brief Literature Review." Journal of Education and Learning , vol. 1, no. 2, 2012.
